A Look at Upcoming Streaming Content, Including the Final Season of ‘Lucifer’ and Mark Wahlberg’s ‘Wahl Street’
A premiere date has been announced for the upcoming sixth and final season of Lucifer on Netflix. In the fantasy based on the DC-Vertigo comic book, Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis) and Police Detective Chloe Decker (Lauren German) are having a tough time saying goodbye to Los Angeles and heading to the Silver City so the once-Devil can take up his new post — as God. The series, which aired its first three seasons on Fox before becoming a Netflix Original, streams its final 10 episodes on September 10.
Here are other deals and future projects:
- Mark Wahlberg’s Wahl Street got a second season order from HBO Max. The 10-episode order will be produced by Wahlberg’s Unrealistic Ideas. The Show centers on the actor and businessman as he deals with the demands of his businesses, such as Municipal, F45 and Wahlburgers. He is also turning 50, while his wife, Rhea, launches the first women’s collection for the brand.
Max
Max is a subscription video streaming service that gives access to the full HBO library, along with exclusive Max Originals. There are hubs for content from TLC, HGTV, Food Network, Discovery, TCM, Cartoon Network, Travel Channel, ID, and more. Watch hit series like “The Last of Us,” “House of the Dragon,” “Succession,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and more. Thanks to the B/R Sports add-on, users can watch NBA, MLB, NHL, March Madness, and NASCAR events.
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John Lithgow (Perry Mason, Bombshell) has joined the cast of Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, an upcoming Apple TV+ drama. Flower Moon is based on David Grann’s novel and is set in Oklahoma in the 1920s, centering on the true story of serial murders of oil-wealthy Osage Nation members. The crimes, often done as land grabs, came to be known as the Reign of Terror. Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio are already on board.
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Redbox has signed an agreement with DMR, one of the world’s largest aggregators and distributors of content. Fueling Redbox’s rapid growth in the streaming space, this latest content agreement launches RetroCrush – a free anime streaming brand that provides viewers classic anime TV and movies 24 hours a day. In addition, Redbox will add hundreds of movies and TV series to its growing free ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) service. The RetroCrush channel features a selection of classic anime TV series and movies, including Street Fighter II: The Animated Series, Goku: Midnight Eye and Demon City Shinjuku, among others.
Peacock
Peacock is a subscription video streaming service from NBCUniversal that includes original shows, blockbuster movies, and classic television series. Peacock is home to “Yellowstone,” and “The Office,” as well as original hits like “Poker Face” and “Bel-Air.” You can also watch live sports including NFL, MLB, WWE, Olympics, Premier League, NASCAR, French Open, College Football and Basketball, and PGA Tour. Premium Plus subscribers can stream their local NBC feed in all 210 markets.
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NBCU Telemundo Enterprises created a new Hispanic streaming business division focused on the growth of Latino programming on Peacock and across all Telemundo and NBCUniversal digital platforms. The Hispanic streaming division will develop a content slate that comprises 50+ projects effective immediately, leading into 2022 and beyond. “Today, one in four Americans under the age of 35 is Hispanic, and they are voracious content consumers across languages and across platforms,” said Romina Rosado, the EVP who will lead the new division.
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Home Sweet Home Alone, an all-new adventure comedy from the holiday film franchise, debuts Nov. 12 on Disney+. When a married couple tries to retrieve a priceless heirloom from the Mercer house, Max, the youngster left behind while his family is in Japan, kicks into action. The film stars Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Rob Delaney (Deadpool 2), and Archie Yates (Jojo Rabbit).
Disney+
Disney+ is a video streaming service with over 13,000 series and films from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, The Muppets, and more. It is available in 61 countries and 21 languages. It is notable for its popular original series like “The Mandalorian,” “Ms. Marvel,” “Loki,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” and “Andor.”
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Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants will get 13 more episodes for season 13. It is ViacomCBS Networks International’s most widely distributed property and notable as one of Paramount+’s most-watched titles. The brand has two spinoffs. First is Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years, which Paramount+ has given 13 additional episodes for its first season and renewed for a second. The Patrick Star Show, the second spinoff of the original series that premiered in July, also gets 13 more episodes for its first season.
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Jason DeMarco, SVP of anime and action series/long-form at Warner Bros. Animation will develop anime projects for WBA and Cartoon Network Studios. He will also pursue properties — original, library, and third-party — and produce series and long-form programming. His first effort: DeMarco will be lead creative executive on The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, an upcoming original anime film created by Kenji Kamiyama.
Paramount Plus
Paramount+ is a subscription video streaming service that includes on-demand access to 40,000+ TV show episodes from BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. and more. The lineup includes “1883,” “Tulsa King,” “Star Trek: Discovery,” Nickelodeon’s “SpongeBob SquarePants,” and “PAW Patrol.” Subscribers can watch the NFL, college football, The Masters, college basketball, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa, Serie A, and NWSL. The service also offers the option to watch your live CBS affiliate. The upgraded ad-free package includes premium movies and shows from Showtime.